Last night was the first of three public forums where the preliminary FY 2016-17 budget for Des Moines Public Schools was presented. Turnout was low in the multipurpose room at Central Campus in response to an opportunity to …
Roosevelt High School’s C.O.R.E. for Advancement (Community of Racial Equity) isn’t your garden variety extracurricular club. C.O.R.E. is a student-led group whose purpose is to unite strong leaders in support of students of color pursuing college-level courses. And …
It was almost 5:00 PM on Monday and Findley Elementary School was virtually empty except for custodians making their rounds and tidying up the residues of a full day of learning. Then, one by one, the last class …
Students at the Downtown School recently raised almost $10,000 for the American Heart Association. They were given small “Lifesaver Pups” with heart healthy messages as an incentive to raise certain amounts or use online fundraising. The students were very …
The Meredith-Hoover complex in northwest Des Moines is rich in diversity on a daily basis. Students found their ways there from some 35 different nations of birth. One day every year Hoover High School makes it a point …
